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But in a post on her Instagram account on Tuesday, the actress, who was raised in west Cork and previously starred in the BBC hospital drama Holby City, said: "Life has a funny way of happening to you.

"Today I very unwilling[ly] had to pull out of the play #Futureproof due to a freak accident involving a #fidgetspinner and a small child.

"I'm so sad that I can't be a part of this magical journey with a brilliant cast and team, but I'm a firm believer in 'everything happens for a reason' and though I'm struggling to understand what that reason is at the minute, I'm sure it will present itself in due time."

The incident had unfolded in a store in Cork's Wilton shopping centre earlier that day, according to the Irish Examiner.

She has now been forced to pull out of a top Irish festival (Image: Irish Mirror)